Superstars & Champions
Lots of action to come here in the world of Scott Paul. First off, don’t miss our 2007 Audrey release party on saturday – 12-5 in our tasting room – with perhaps your last chance to get a hold of this elegant ’07 beauty for your cellar. We’re down to about 20 cases or so remaining as of today – come on out and taste…
I will announce for the first time right here on the blog that we are excited to make a new addition to our Burgundy portfolio. Winemaking superstar Benjamin Leroux – since 1999 the head of Pommard’s legendary Domaine Comte Armand – has launched his own new label, and we’re thrilled to be bringing his wines in to the market. I’ve known Ben for a number of years, and he has roots here in Oregon, having worked the harvests at DDO in 1996 & 1997. He continues at the helm of Comte Armand, while launching Maison Benjamin Leroux with a line-up of lovely 2007s. We’re planning a winemaker dinner with Ben here in Portland when he comes in to visit in mid-May – watch this space and your email for all the details.
Ben’s been getting mega-press already, before his wines even hit the U.S. (we’re expecting our shipment by early next week.) Here are some early notes from Wine Spectator’s Bruce Sanderson. We’re also planning an introductory tasting of Ben’s first releases – save the date for Saturday May 2nd at the tasting room, when we’ll also unveil our 2007 botling from the Hospices de Beaune. I bought a barrel of the ’07 Beaune 1er Cru Cuvée Maurice Drouhin (the same cuvée we bought in 2005 & 2006) – and we have a scant 12 cases to offer for sale – so please plan to join us for a great event.
Here’s Ben, in the kitchen of his restored stone farmhouse in Merceuil (a little hamlet just below Meursault)…
For those of you that follow my soccer obsessions/ramblings here, you probably have figured out I’m over the moon with Arsenal’s win today and move into the semi-finals of the Champions League. If you happen to share my soccer enthusiasm, or perhaps just have a desire to watch me go rabid and scream “YESSS!” when we score a goal – we’re planning a party for the Champions League Finals on May 27th. We’re taking a private room at The Agency Ultra Sports Lounge in Portland for the day, and will be pouring some nice wines to go with the Agency’s killer array of Sliders and decadent pub-grub. We’re going to do it in conjunction with our friend Michael Alberty of Portland retailer Storyteller Wines. Michael, in spite of being a Chelsea fan, is a pretty decent human being. As of this writing it is possible that Arsenal and Chelsea could meet in the final – so all kinds of fireworks may ensue! Again, watch this space and your email for upcoming details…
And here’s Theo Walcott – artfully slipping in what proved to be the winning goal today…
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